Our homegrown Hitler

Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS'"Chump of Chumps"

I loved when I saw it late Sunday morning. Perfect. He is a Chump and he surrounds himself with chumps. I loved Riley Gaines being in it, I loved her worrying people might see her penis, and I loved the way Isaiah rendered her awful makeup. I saw the tramp next to Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Friday news and watched as the hateful trash nodded along about deportations and thought, "Oh, Mr. Gaines you and your transphobia are just burying yourself even more." Riley Gaines is not a very nice man.

Mr. Chump continues to struggle. Isaac Schorr (MEDIAITE) reports:

Fox News contributor Karl Rove argued that America was “not ready for” the chaos of the second Trump administration in an appearance on the network heading into Easter weekend, arguing that the president’s missteps had led to a “10-point shift” against him.

During a discussion about Rove’s latest column for The Wall Street Journal, in which the legendary GOP political strategist submitted that “many Americans are already exhausted” by President Donald Trump and his thirst for “revenge,” Rove expanded upon his observation that “in the non-MAGA world—which includes independents and Republicans—the start of Mr. Trump’s second term has been exhausting.”

Turd Blossom, as Bully Boy Bush once dubbed Mr. Rove, is concerned about Mr. Chump. As Bette Davis would say, "How sweet." Steve Benen (MSNBC) notes:

In recent weeks, there’s been an air of mystery surrounding Donald Trump announcing a 90-day “pause” to much of his agenda on trade tariffs. Literally one day earlier, the White House insisted that the president wasn’t even considering such a move, and that declaration followed Trump himself declaring that his tariffs were “here to stay” and would “never change.”

It was against this backdrop that The Wall Street Journal reported on some striking behind-the-scenes details on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick circumventing Peter Navarro when he briefly stopped hovering around the Oval Office and went to a meeting elsewhere in the White House.

It was at that point, the Journal reported, based on multiple sources, that the Cabinet secretaries “made their move.”

Palace intrigue?

Hitler had palace intrigue as well. More and more, Convicted Felon Chump appears to be the Hitler of this century. Terrence Petty (THE FORWARD) reports:

From his failed Beer Hall putsch in Munich in 1923 to the Third Reich’s downfall 22 years later, Adolf Hitler spewed venom against what he called the “November Criminals” — Marxists and Jews who he claimed were responsible for Imperial Germany’s defeat in November 1918.

Hitler’s assertion, based on a conspiracy theory concocted by Germany’s losing generals and conservative politicians, was ultimately embraced by much of the German populace. In German, this myth is called the Dolchstosslegende, or stab-in-the-back legend.

Donald Trump has created an American version of the Dolchstosslegende, propagating a myth that the nation was being led to ruination by Joe Biden and the Democrats, prosecutors who go after Trump, judges who rule against him, non-MAGA news media, practitioners of “wokeism,” and elite universities, among others. Trump sometimes lumps together those who oppose him as Communists. Red baiting was good enough for Joe McCarthy, so why not for Donald Trump? All of this is utter nonsense, of course, but this American stabbed-in-the-back lie is at the core of Trump’s assaults on democracy.

To understand how this kind of toxic mythmaking can help lead a nation to catastrophe, it’s useful to examine Hitler’s deployment of the Dolchstosslegende to get Germans to buy into his contention that only he could overcome the economic, political and social instability that had rocked the final years of Germany’s first democracy, the Weimar Republic.

Our homegrown Hitler is a very troubled and bitter man. Liam O'Dell (INDY 100) reports:

Trump is doing what he does best and ranting on social media.

In a post to his Truth Social platform on Sunday, peppered with the occasional word in all-caps, the Republican fumed: “Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, the Mentally Insane, and well known MS-13 Gang Members and Wife Beaters, back into Our Country.

“Happy Easter also to the WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Judges and Law Enforcement Officials who are allowing this sinister attack on our Nation to continue, an attack so violent that it will never be forgotten!”

Oh, and you guessed it, he also went after Biden again.

He continued: “Sleepy Joe Biden purposefully allowed Millions of CRIMINALS to enter our Country, totally unvetted and unchecked, through an Open Borders Policy that will go down in history as the single most calamitous act ever perpetrated upon America.

The writer goes on to note reaction to the lunatic:

Political commentator and content creator Dean Withers joked that "nothing screams Jesus has Risen like calling half the country lunatics"

He has lived a joyless life and it is clearly to late for him to change his attitude. He will go to his grave cursing God. It will be a fight that he cannot win.

This is C.I.'s "The Snapshot" for today:

Monday, April 21, 2025. GOSSIP GIRL in live performances as SignalGate continues and gets worse, Chump united the country in protest, Paul Krugman notes exactly what Chump's trying, and much more.

Once upon a time, live theater was turned into films. WESTSIDE STORY, FUNNY GIRL, MY FAIR LADY, DREAMGIRLS, CAMELOT, etc. More recently, films have been turned into live theater -- DEATH BECOMES HER, HAIRSPRAY, MEAN GIRLS, etc. Apparently, the need for material has resulted in TV shows being turned into live performances.

The latest? GOSSIP GIRL.

It's in tryouts in DC currently but the premise is no longer a private school, it's a public administration and, SPOILER, the gossip girl in question is Pete Hegseth who can't help spreading secrets like war plans and missile strike times.

SignalGate continues and gets worse. As with the first revelation that Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, was leaking and sharing details of the US attack on Yemen before and as it happened on a non-secure Signal chat, this new information again involves Pete and Signal but a different group chat. Signal, AP reminds, "is a commercially available app not authorized to be used to communicate sensitive or classified national defense information" And this one again begs the question, "Was he drunk?"

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart (REUTERS) report, "U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The revelations of a second Signal chat raise more questions about Hegseth's use of an unclassified messaging system to share highly sensitive security details and come at a particularly delicate moment for him, with senior officials ousted from the Pentagon last week as part of an internal leak investigation."

For any who have forgotten the first non-secure Signal chat on the attack on Yemen was a chat involving Pete, Vice President JD Vance, Diretor of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabar, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, NSA advisor Mike Waltz, CIA Director John Ratcliffe (who named an undercover CIA agent in the non-secure chat) and, by accident, journalist Jeffrey Goldberg who wrote about it here.

Natasha Bertrand, Jake Tapper, Haley Britzky and Zachary Cohen (CNN) explain:

The chat was set up during Hegseth’s tumultuous confirmation hearing process as a way for his closest allies to strategize, two of the people familiar with the matter said. But Hegseth continued using the chat, which had more than a dozen people in it, to communicate after he was confirmed, the people said.

The revelation comes as some of Hegseth’s closest advisers have begun sounding the alarm about the secretary’s judgment, including his former press secretary, John Ullyot, and three former senior officials Hegseth fired last week— his top adviser Dan Caldwell, deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick, and Colin Carroll, who served as chief of staff to the deputy secretary of defense.

“It’s been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon. From leaks of sensitive operational plans to mass firings, the dysfunction is now a major distraction for the president — who deserves better from his senior leadership,” Ullyot said in a statement obtained by CNN.

Was he drunk? This newly revealed chat includes his wife and his brother who have both already raised eye brows. Robert Mackey (GUARDIAN) notes, "Hegseth has previously been criticized for including his wife, Jennifer, a former Fox News producer, in sensitive meetings with foreign leaders, including a discussion of the war in Ukraine with British military leaders. Phil Hegseth, the secretary’s younger brother, was hired as a senior Pentagon adviser and is the defense department’s liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. It is unclear why either would need to know about the details of strikes plans in advance." It's also unclear, at this point, who Hegseth didn't share war plans and deatils with regarding the US strike on Yemen.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Tweeted, "The details keep coming out. We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk. But Trump is still too weak to fire him." Too weak. Weak on national defense Chump. Christopher Wiggins (THE ADVOCATE) notes:

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday publicly condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him “unfit to lead.” New revelations showed Hegseth shared classified U.S. military plans—including details of a Yemen airstrike—with his wife, brother, personal lawyer, and others in an encrypted Signal group chat. The disclosure comes weeks after Hegseth was revealed to have discussed plans for a military strike in an unsecured Signal chat to which The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg had been added.

“Of course, advance information on US combat operations is classified,” Buttigieg, a Navy veteran who served as an intelligence officer, wrote on Facebook. “Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this. The Secretary is unfit to lead.”

Pete's an Afghan War veteran, Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War veteran.

Senator Michael Bennett Tweeted, "Pete Hegseth’s continuing contempt for our intelligence community and abdication of his duty to our armed forces and the American people are completely unacceptable – and dangerous. President Trump must remove him immediately."

US House Rep Sydney Kamlager-Dove posted to BLUESKY:

These calls join earlier ones. Dan Lamothe (WASHINGTON POST) reminds, "In the aftermath of the first error coming to light, President Donald Trump supported Hegseth, but the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sens. Roger Wicker (Mississippi) and Jack Reed (Rhode Island), requested that the Defense Department inspector general’s office scrutinize the situation. A review is underway." Yash Nitish Bajaj (THE HINDUSTAN TIMES) notes, "After The Atlantic disclosed the first Signal chat, Hegseth said: 'Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that.' At a Senate hearing, Tulsi Gabbard asserted the same claim." Yes, they lied. And they will most likely lie again. In the meantime, Chas Danner (INTELLIGENCER) observes, "Hegseth’s 100th day as defense secretary will be May 4 — if he’s still the defense secretary."

If you thought we'd be addressing how two White man hijack a Black woman's show and dismiss her declared topic? Ava and I covering that at THIRD. The plan is for it to go up this evening (it was written yesterday) with other new stuff at THIRD or by itself. But if you're among the people who watched that in outrage, we caught it as well. It's what White YOUTUBERS have done all along with regards to Kamala so it's really not that surprising that two White men could come on a Black woman's show and disrespect her by dismissing the planned topic to instead talk about what they wanted to talk about. It's a topic among Black people -- a very big topic -- but White America seems to struggle to address the reality. They're going to need to learn to address it if only to save themselves.

On the issue of Black women . . .

An e-mail came into the public account (common_ills@yahoo.com):

We need crowds at the protests and the decision of so many of your people to not attend and to sit out or be on a staycation is hurting us. You write about every topic but the need for Black women to get over themselves and get their asses to these protests!

I replied back asking the e-mailer how they voted in 2024? They're a Rashida Tlaib groupie so they voted for Jill Stein.

Excuse me, that White woman Rashida did so much damagae and now we're supposed to grab the broom and clean up the mess for her? What are we? In the film THE HELP?

By the way, see Elaine's "So you wasted your vote and now you want us to go 'aaaah poor thing'" about one Rashida groupie who thinks you can sneak back in the room without an apology.

As for addressing that? I've addressed it here repeatedly. I addressed as soon as the notion was floated.

And my unneeded advice on this to "your people" (how very H Ross Perot of you) is what it was. You take care of you. As we saw in 2024, the White left gives lip service to supporting up with slogans like "Vote Like A Black Woman." But when a Black woman runs, they tear her apart. They hold her to standards they've never held a man to. They make up lies to attack her and they make up lies to attack us.

We have stood behind Democratic candidates in the past who were questionable or caught in a scandal -- one White man after another, not just Bill Clinton, one White man after another.

And yet it was too much for you to join us in supporting Kamala to stand up against The Convicted Felon Donald Chump.

I've said from the beginning that if you need a week off from this, take it. If it's months, take it. If it years, take it.

The way were treated online by the DSA and others was outrageous and it was racist.

So stop pretending that we're going to come together with you now.

I wish I wasn't. I wish I wasn't taking part. I am. And I'm doing so out of fear of what worse thing could be around the corner.

But I try to work with the White people and what do we see?

We see Chris Hayes continuing to platform guests who argued against voting for Kamala.

He bring one DSAer after another on his show and he never gets honest about that.

We see Tim Walz break all rules and protocol of a running mate to attack Kamala and he's brought back on the shows and treated as someone smart as though we didn't see all of his lying in 2024 and as though we didn't see him deliver the all time worst performance by a vp candidate ever broadcast on TV.

He attacks Kamala -- for noting the was right -- and suddenly let's welcome back DSA sponsored Tim Walz.

Do you know how insulting that is?

We see this, Black women, garbage over and over.

And you say you want to work with us. And we know you want our bodies at the protests because then they can go violent and Black people will act as the magnet drawing all the police attacks. We get it. You value us when you can use our bodies to protect your own.

Karen Hunter's again explored the topic of Black women and the protests and there are others that we highlight who explore that topic.

But you no longer see those videos up here.

We're not stupid. We're going to do what we're going to do. And it doesn't matter what Karen says or what I say.

You want Black women at the protests? Start making an effort. Stop thinking that we're idiots and we've forgotten what you did. Start making apologies for attacking us and for lying about Kamala.

This is not something for Black women to fix. This is not our mess to clean.

White people -- largely Socialists -- made the problem. You want to fix it? Shoe real contrition for your actions -- including but not limited to confessing what you did and apologizing for it.

That's not going to happen and we know that.

And that's we, as a group, are not rushing to get involved in the protests.

You spent the summer and the fall exhibiting the worst of the White Southern Strategy and we saw you. We saw the masks slip and we saw the racist devil come out to play.

I'm not telling any Black woman what to do and I'm certainly never going to say, "Hey, let's ignor our gut instinct -- the only thing's that allowed us to stay alive and survive during slavery and Jim Crowe. Let's ignore that gut instinct and instead take these blankets from the White men. I understand the Shawnee and Lenape accepted the blankets so we should too."

Our instincts are not betraying us. And the refusal of White YOUTUBE to even acknowledge this issue, this betrayal, goes to the racism on their part. Their attitude is that we can just move on. No, we can't. And Black women will decide for themselves if and when it's time to join protests.

Those who feel it is, that's the right decision for them. Those waiting and hoping that this issue will be addressed by the White people who created it, that's the right decision for them. Those saying, "I've given all I can right now," that's the right decision for them. And those saying, "I'm done with the White devil," more power to you.

Here's coverage of people -- including some Black people -- protesting around the country on Saturday.

That's San Francisco today. Philip Marcelo (LOS ANGELES TIMES) reports, "In San Francisco, protesters formed a human banner reading 'Impeach & Remove' on the sands of Ocean Beach overlooking the Pacific, while others marched downtown chanting, 'No wall! Sanctuary for all!' to block access to a San Francisco Tesla dealership." Across the country protests took place. Max Levy (DENVER POST) reports:

A crowd returned to Colorado’s Capitol and downtown Denver on Saturday for the latest in a nationwide series of “Hands Off!” rallies opposing the Trump administration.

Videos and images posted on social media by rally attendees show the group holding signs denouncing what they described as the threat to American democracy posed by President Donald Trump and his associates, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who leads the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.

The event was scheduled to last from noon to 4 p.m. and was organized by Colorado 50501 Chapter, Women’s Strike and Raise Her Voice.

Colorado 50501 Chapter also helped organize the “Hands Off!” rally that brought a crowd and speakers to the Capitol on April 5.

Good for Denver. And good for people in cities across the land.

They're dancin' in Chicago

ABC 7's Maher Kawash reports, "People took to the streets Saturday in Chicago and nationwide to protest President Donald Trump's policies. The protests came as the U.S. Supreme Court issued a new ruling temporarily blocking deportations of immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act. The high court acted in an emergency appeal from the ACLU." Noel Brennan (CBS CHICAGO) adds, "A sea of people crowded Daley Plaza, and marched through the Loop, seeking to turn the tide of the Trump administration" and quotes protester Jim Coleman stating, "The more people come out, the quicker the government will change. There's a lot of energy. People are very upset right now."

That was not the only action in the Chicago area. Courtney Sisk (NBC NEWS CHICAGO) notes that the city hosted "Spend In The Black" this morning an effort that fights back against anti-DEI polices and encouraged people to shop at Black-owned stores. Sisk quotes Rev Charlie Dates stating, "It is absolutely remarkable. We want to strengthen our Black businesses, we don’t want to put our dollars where our dignity is not respected."

Down in New Orleans?

Rachel Handley (WWL) reports:

Around 100 people gathered outside of the New Orleans ICE Field Office on Saturday, rallying for the freedom of Mahmoud Khalil and others detained in immigration enforcement operations.
The case of Khalil, a Colombia University graduate student detained at a facility in Louisiana, has garnered national attention. A week ago, a federal judge ruled that Khalil could be removed from the country. His lawyers are expected to appeal and a federal judge in New Jersey has temporarily barred his removal.
Saturday's protest began with a rally on Poydras Street. Then, the group began marching toward the French Quarter. The demonstration is scheduled to end at the Moon Walk, a park across from Jackson Square.

James Finn (NOLA) adds, "A collection of student activists, immigration advocates and progressive groups organized the demonstration 'in response to the Trump administration’s racist and unconstitutional attacks on immigrants and student activists leading to the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and other students on visas at ICE facilities in Louisiana,' the organizers said."

up in New York City

Janice Yu (WABC) reports, "A sea of people gathered outside the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue with signs in hand and chanting in unison. Then they marched through the streets. Their concerns were the climate ahead of Earth Day, but also some of the policies and actions of the Trump administration." Activist Jamie Leo is quoted stating, "A combination of an environmental disaster and the human disaster of what is happening, not just to the people being illegally and monstrously abducted, but the people who are being hurt silently." CBS NYC reports chants included "No fear, no hate, no ICE in our state" and quotes protester Marshall Green stating, "Congress should be stepping up and saying no, we are not at war. You cannot use that [the wartime Alien Enemies Acto fo 1798]. You cannot deport people without due process, and everyone in this country has the right to due process no matter what." NEWSWEEK's Jesus Mesa notes, "Tony, one of the marchers, held a placard showing the face of Andry, a Venezuelan hairdresser who he says disappeared after an encounter with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)" and quotes him stating, "I saw they all came from videos of their mothers crying. That's what impacts me most -- that there are mothers who don't know where their sons are."

Philadelphia, P.A (Philadelphia, P.A.)

Raymond Strickland and Bill Seiders (CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA) report

Over a thousand people gathered in Old City to protest against President Donald Trump and his administration.

The demonstration was part of another National Day of Action opposing the president's policies. People throughout the country also gathered for protests earlier this month.

"We need to wake up. We can't take this for granted. Democracy dies in silence," said Lip Spector.

The protest, called "No Kings," is part of a nationwide demonstration denouncing the policies and actions of the White House that protesters say are anti-democratic.

"This is a sign from the grassroots up," said Margaret Ralph. "Americans are saying this is not who we are."

Emily Neil (WHYY) notes, "Philadelphia's rally leaned heavily into the city’s lore and history. A person dressed in a Gritty suit held up a QR code with information on speakers’ names, and the Positive Movement Drumline accompanied rally-goers when they marched several blocks around Old City. With Independence Hall as a backdrop, several attendees came in colonial attire as speakers drew parallels to the Founding Fathers’ fight against the British monarchy and what many people described as the 'lawlessness' of the Trump administration."

Sounds pretty impressive. Good for Philadelphia. Too bad that their crap ass newspaper, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, couldn't be bothered to file a report -- but, hey, they're jazzed that Mark Levin's joining the Chump administration. Priorities, you understand.

Baltimore

and DC now (Baltimore and DC now)

Emma Bowman and Juliana Kim (NPR) report, "In Washington, D.C., hundreds of protesters gathered in Lafayette Square outside the White House on Saturday morning to voice their opposition to the Trump administration. Demonstrators cited a range of concerns, including the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the administration's moves to cut funding for research and higher education." Philip Marcelo (AP) notes, "Bob Fasick said he came out to the rally by the White House out of concern about threats to constitutionally protected due process rights, as well as Social Security and other federal safety-net programs." Kanishka Singh (REUTERS) notes, "Some demonstrators carried symbols expressing support for Ukraine and urging Washington to be more decisive in opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine." Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Julia Jester (NBC NEWS) quote activist Susie Stern stating, "Everyone should have due process. No one should be just taken away and locked up. I don’t care if he is a murderer, he still should get due process. That's what this country is based on. Laws."

Yeah, don't forget the Motor City (can't forget the Motor City)

Darcie Moran and Liam Rappleye (DETROIT FREE PRESS) notes:

Protesters across metro Detroit spent another Saturday rallying and protesting against the Trump administration.

A handful of protest movements, ranging from Oakland County to Detroit, and farther south into Trenton, took place April 19 as a follow-up to the nationwide “Hands Off! Day of Action" protests on April 5, which saw thousands of Michiganders rally against President Donald Trump, his administration and tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Thousands turned out, but the shouts of the crowds across Michigan stood in contrast to how the state voted in 2024. President Donald Trump won the state by a bit over 80,000 votes, earning 49.7% of the vote to then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ 48.3%.

Also in Michigan, Sarah Atwood (LANSING STATE JOURNAL) reports:

Hundreds of people gathered at the Michigan Capitol Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump's administration on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

The rally, held by Stand Against Extremism in "solidarity" with the 50501 movement, began at noon with a march around the Capitol. Afterward, the crowd stood in front of the steps of the Capitol to hear from local organizers, politicians and community members.

Way down in L.A., California (way down in L.A., California)

Tim Pulliam (ABC 7) reports, "At City Hall in downtown L.A. Saturday, demonstrators said Trump and wealthy members of his administration, like billionaire Elon Musk, are attacking working people and democratic policies. Other protesters there denounced the administration's effort to conduct mass deportations."

MSNBC offers this video report of protests around the country.

NEWSWEEK offers a photo essay of protests here. They protested in Houston.

In Columbia, South Carolina.

In Miami.

In Indiana

In Atlanta.

In Austin, Texas.

In Dallas.

In Anchorge.

In Boise, Idaho.

MOTHER JONES' Clara Jeffery has a number of BLUESKY posts about protests around the country.

Tyler, Texas turned out.

Hilo, Hawaii.

Kansas City.

Monterey.

Columbus, Ohio.

Protesting in Boston.

They turned out in New Hampshire.

And in Oakland.

It was a nation wide rebuke to Donald Chump, a rejection of the Convicted Felon's efforts to destroy the country. The participation increases nd more people become aware. Rachel Maddow's stated courage is contagious and we're seeing it spread as more and more people refuse to cower before Chump, refuse to bow and scrape and kiss the ring. Joe and Mika embraced cowardice and they are useless for that reason and forevermore. But the American people are standing up and speaking out.

I've seen many good things on BLUESKY but think this may be the most important post of the day.

Donald Chump is practicing The Politics of Destruction. Paul Krugman covers that in his latest column that just went up:

If you want a model for what’s happening to America, think of Mao’s Cultural Revolution.

But wait, wasn’t Mao hard left while America has been taken over by the hard right? Well, why do you think there’s a big difference between the two? I’m a believer in horseshoe theory, which says that the extreme left and the extreme right are more like each other than either is like the political center. For example, among Britain’s unions there is a hard-left faction that has no counterpart in the United States. Some of its positions, notably making apologies for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, look a lot like MAGA.

And in America some leftist commentators have effectively become spokesmen for the tech-bro right.

Once you’ve seen the parallel between what MAGA is trying to do and China’s Cultural Revolution, the similarities are everywhere. Maoists sent schoolteachers to do farm labor; Trumpists are talking about putting civil servants to work in factories.

The Cultural Revolution was, of course, a huge disaster for China. It inflicted vast suffering on its targets and also devastated the economy. But the Maoists didn’t care. Revenge was their priority, never mind the effects on GDP.

The Trumpists are surely the same. Their rampage will, if unchecked, have dire economic consequences. Right now we’re all focused on tariff madness, but undermining higher education and crippling scientific research will eventually have even bigger costs. But don’t expect them to care, or even to acknowledge what’s happening. Trump has already declared that the inflation everyone can see with their own eyes is fake news.

Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS'"Chump of Chumps" went up yesterday. The following sites updated: